Texas leads the nation in the amount of power it generates from wind and solar. And in March – for the first time – wind and solar grew to more than 10 percent of all electricity generation in the U.S.

The numbers come from the Energy Information Administration, which says on the national level it’s natural for renewables to spike in the spring. That’s when winds are stronger in Texas and other plains states with a lot of wind power capacity.

A lot of Texans don’t know when they’ll get their next meal.

“One in six Texans live in households that can’t always afford enough food. That puts Texas near the bottom nationwide,” says Joel Berg, CEO of Hunger Free America. The nonprofit works to promote policies that reduce hunger across the country, such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

Food insecurity hits home for Ruth Riley, the general manager for the WNBA’s San Antonio Stars.

“My father walked out when I was young, leaving my mom to raise – I have an older sister, a younger brother and myself and she did everything she could but there were times where there just wasn’t enough,” Riley says. “Programs like SNAP and free and reduced lunches in our schools were a supplement.”

Riley says as a kid, she didn’t really understand that the programs were benefitting her. But as a former WNBA All-Star, NCAA Champion and Olympian, she can’t imagine where she would have been without them.

She’s decided to team up with Hunger Free America as a board member to make sure kids get access to the nutrition they need.

“I think it’s incredibly important when you just look at the educational piece,” Riley says. “But for me, if you overlay that with my athletic dreams, then I’m doubly grateful for these programs.”